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Nutshell for Parshat Parah Haftorah In connection with the holidays of Purim and Passover, our sages instituted that four special readings be read from the Torah on four different Shabbatot in addition to the regular Torah portions. When the special Parsh...

At first the young man was impressed with the young lady’s character, but was repelled by the shape of her nose. Then he learned to ignore it. Now he loves it . . .

The approaching festival of Passover makes us confront issues concerning good battling against evil, escape from enslavement by enemies, the triumph of light over darkness. There are such battles on a national level, and they also exist within a person in...

In this week’s Torah portion, we continue to learn about the various sacrifices that were introduced to us last week, but from the perspective of the priests who were commanded (Tzav literally means command) to do all the work in the Temple. First off, G-...

When you’re going about your regular day, it’s easy to forget G-d and let the ego come roaring in.

The haftorahMalachi, 3:4-24. for Shabbat Hagadol is from the Book of Malachi, who lived at the beginning of the Second Temple era. He foretells of the time of Moshiach, and rebukes the Jewish people for putting the wicked on a pedestal, for not serving G‑...

The common denominator between Shabbat Hagadol, Miriam's passing, and parshat Tzav is that the darkness itself becomes light.

There is a fire of love for G‑d that burns within every soul. It is the task of the kohen—the spiritual leader—to find and feed this fire. As we celebrate the Rebbe‘s birthday, we recognize how the Rebbe kindles the flame of every Jew and encourages us to...

The parsha of Tzav contains 96 verses and the mnemonic for it is the word ‘Tzav’ (command). Explore the coded message in the mnemonic and its connection to the general themes of the parshah and to the festival of Purim.

Study some of the highlights of the weekly Torah portion with insights from various commentaries.